Judgment · High Court
Case at a glance
- Bench
- EMPOWERMENT
Outcome
Withdrawn
CAS(C) 40/2024, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and stands disposed of
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 215
- Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 ss. 2(b), 11, 12
Key paragraphs
- Para 33. In view of the order passed in CONT.CAS(C) 40/2024, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and stands disposed of. AMIT SHARMA, J AUGUST 25, 2025/nk/sp
Judgment
Cause title
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 279/2024 SRI SALEK CHAND JAIN .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Dinesh P. Rajbhar & Mr. Kunal Singh, Advs.
versus
SAURABH GARG, IAS, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, GOI, NEW DELHI & ORS ......Respondents Through:
Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Adv. (through VC) with Mr. Shivam Sachdeva, Ms. Ruchita Srivastava & Ms. Amisha P. Dash, Advs. for R-1 to 5.
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA
O R D E R
% 25.08.2025
This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
The present petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Section 2(b) and Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 seeks the following prayers:-
a) Initiate contempt proceeding against the alleged contemnors/respondents for wilfully and deliberately disobeying the judgment and final order dated 12.07.2022 passed in Writ Petition (C) No.-1542 of2020 [PIL] (Sri Salek Chand Jain Vs Ministry of Social Justice and others). b) Pass any other or further order/s as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.
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Operative part
In view of the order passed in CONT.CAS(C) 40/2024, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and stands disposed of. AMIT SHARMA, J AUGUST 25, 2025/nk/sp
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: CAS(C) 40/2024, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and stands disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 215; Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — ss. 2(b), 11, 12.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.